diff --git a/salt/suricata/init.sls b/salt/suricata/init.sls
index a5e575af1..ddd127f54 100644
--- a/salt/suricata/init.sls
+++ b/salt/suricata/init.sls
@@ -55,11 +55,18 @@ surilogdir:
     - user: 940
     - group: 939
 
+surilocaldir:
+  file.directory:
+    - name: /opt/so/saltstack/local/salt/suricata
+    - user: 940
+    - group: 940
+    - makedirs: True
+
 ruleslink:
   file.symlink:
     - name: /opt/so/saltstack/local/salt/suricata/rules
     - target: /opt/so/rules/nids
-    
+
 suridatadir:
   file.directory:
     - name: /nsm/suricata